diff --git a/HDF5_serial/HDF5_blosc/files/variants b/HDF5_serial/HDF5_blosc/files/variants
index 1f4adf3..1c30b0d 100644
--- a/HDF5_serial/HDF5_blosc/files/variants
+++ b/HDF5_serial/HDF5_blosc/files/variants
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 HDF5_blosc/1.0.0_merlin    unstable    gcc/4.8.3 hdf5_serial/1.8.12 b:cmake/3.9.6
+HDF5_blosc/1.0.0_avx2    unstable    gcc/4.8.3 hdf5_serial/1.8.12 b:cmake/3.9.6